In December of 2001 I got my first Pro Tools system. I had a little project studio for a while ahead of that, and had been making music as Dark Disco Club since 1994 or 95. But this new system felt more serious to me, and it meant that I could more easily write and record music with very good sound quality. Within days of installing Pro Tools on my Power Mac G4, I began writing and recording music that would become this self-titled EP. The bits that became "Antarchy" and "Calm As Icarus" happened immediately. Having these new tools...
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It's only been 5 years? It feels like 10. On July 9, 2006 Dark Disco Club officially released The End while performing a co-headlining show at The Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia. We were excited about the show, and we were all pretty relieved to be finished with making the album. I think I was the most relieved actually. I still consider the making of that album to be the most frustrating situation I've ever been involved with, musically. After completing the 3 of Seven EP, there were some failed attempts at rehearsing with Kevin Healey for a special show in Boston....
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As you may have noticed this is a new website. When complete, it will finally be the all-encompassing source of history and current information regarding Dark Disco Club. It's long overdue. As for the current status of the band... where to begin? After the release of Two Hearts, One Blood in 2009, there was a failed attempt at recording a new album with the band at that time. This period of time was documented in Incomplete Part 1 and Part 2. After a bit of a break, I went back into the studio with John Bozzuto and Greg Thompson and completed...
Read MoreLast night had it all. This may be a long story, so try to follow along. Several weeks ago, my band decided to take part in the Philly Rising open-mic contest at World Cafe Live. We have all these shows booked, but this current group has never played together in public, so we just wanted some kind of practice show so we could go through the motions of packing up our gear, bringing it to a venue, hoking it up and playing in public. You can rehearse for years, but its never the same thing as playing live on a...
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